“Insiders say it’s not forever, but for the time being she has been sidelined.”

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Jamelia angered viewers with some of her forthright opinions

An ITV insider says that Jamelia is now focusing on beauty features for black women on This Morning, the first of which aired last week.

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The star is now doing beauty features for This Morning

And her former colleague KATIE PRICE’s future is also still being discussed after she announced she was taking a month off to work on her marriage to KIERAN HAYLER.

The show source said: “Bosses are trying to steer well clear from all the drama in her love life.”

A spokeswoman for Loose Women said: “Jamelia is currently filming some new items for This Morning and Katie will be back on the panel after her break.”

Unless the break just happens to become a long service leave…

Joanne’s dressed to kill

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The actress will soon be swapping grace and virtue for sex and gore

JOANNE FROGGATT is best known for starring as saintly maid Anna Bates in hit ITV drama Downton Abbey.

But the actress will soon be swapping grace and virtue for sex and gore as she takes on the role of real-life Victorian ­serial killer Mary Ann Cotton in chilling new drama Dark Angel.

The two-part series about the dressmaker who killed 21 ­people including 11 of her own children and three of her ­husbands, begins on ITV on October 31. Speaking about its grisly and sometimes raunchy scenes, Joanne said: “The ­sexual content is not there to ­titillate the audience in any way.

She takes on the role of real-life Victorian ­serial killer Mary Ann Cotton in chilling new drama Dark Angel

“I think people who know me as Anna from Downton Abbey will be more shocked at other parts of this story, to be honest.”

Joanne had to get used to sporting a scruffier look and 19th Century garb for the role, top right – instead of her usual glitzy red carpet attire, above.

She stuns in both.

No rest for Cole on Sickly Come Dancing

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Brendan’s chest infection could force him out of Saturday night’s show

Brendan’s chest infection could force him out of Saturday night’s show, where he and Anastacia, above, are due to dance a quickstep.

But he’s clearly not being totally hands-off.

He is getting show bosses to send him tapes of his celebrity partner ANASTACIA rehearsing with his temporary replacement, Gorka Marquez

A Strictly source said: “He’s keeping an eye on what they’re doing. It’s his thing, his routine.” Brendan went to A&E last Friday after struggling to breathe but went on to dance a day later, ending up in the bottom two for the second time. A show spokesman said: “Brendan is hoping to be better for this Saturday.”

It’s not the first blow for the dance duo this season.

Anastacia tore her mastectomy scar tissue in the first week of training, forcing her to change her routine and skip the dance-off with MELVIN ODOOM, who was then booted off the show.

Gorka had been dancing with EastEnders actress TAMEKA EMPSON, who was eliminated in week two.

Bizbit

THE BBC may not have a baking competition any more but it does have a new cookery show due to air next summer.

Teams will compete to be Britain’s best home cooks in BBC2’s Big Family Cooking Challenge.

Richard Osman: ‘Jump is rip-off’

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He has turned down an offer to appear on C4’s winter sports show

POINTLESS co-host RICHARD OSMAN has given The Jump a stinging public snub in the latest blow suffered by the troubled reality series.

He has turned down an offer to appear on C4’s winter sports show, which is struggling to sign up celebs because of a long list of injuries in previous series.

But Richard was not worried about broken bones.

Instead he thinks the format was pinched from one made by production giants Endemol – where he is creative director.

In a tweet thought to refer to 2003’s The Games, he wrote yesterday: “Just got asked if I’d consider appearing on The Jump. Considering it was 100 per cent ripped off from an Endemol format, it’s a possible no from me.”

And referring to the ski-jumping show’s makers he added: “The Jump is the only time I’ve genuinely felt wronged by others.”

Soapbox

The shocking multi-car pile-up will leave at least one character dead and several more hospitalised, ­sparking turmoil for a number of families.
Robert, Aaron, James and Ashley are among those caught up in the tragedy which will change life in the village forever.
With hints more than one character could be killed off, there is plenty to keep us guessing until tomorrow’s chilling conclusion.
In EASTENDERS, Steven’s deception could be exposed when Jane checks the ­restaurant’s finances. And Roxy is upset when she learns Jack is taking Amy on holiday.